Assisstant Manager Safety
Job Purpose
Provide leadership, governance, and operational excellence for facility-based fire/emergency response departments across multiple sites. Ensure compliance with municipal/city response contracts and deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective emergency response capabilities aligned with company and regulatory requirements.
Key Accountabilities
Leadership & People Management – Lead Fire Chiefs/Assistant Chiefs; manage staffing models; ensure performance, succession, and continuous improvement.
Fire-Related Program Management – Oversee Hot Work, Fire Watch, Emergency Response Planning, and Fire Prevention Awareness programs.
Emergency Response Readiness – Manage emergency response plan for NA and create strategy to train, test, and improve; maintain drills, preplans, apparatus readiness, PPE, compliance with NFPA/OSHA.
Fire Prevention Teams Lead – Ensure engagement across Weld/Casting and all sites; drive continuous improvement across all sites to ensure ownership of fire prevention tasks, local inspections, hazard identification, and guideline adherence.
Municipal/City Contract Management – Oversee contracts, KPIs, relationships with Fire Marshals, EMAs, and public safety agencies.
Data, Reporting & Continuous Improvement – Standardize incident reporting, analyze trends, support RCA and integrate into SOPs and preplans.
Stakeholder Engagement – Coordinate with Site Leadership, Security, HSE, Facilities, HR, legal; support business continuity and emergency action plans.
Operations, Compliance & Budget – Manage operational budget; ensure compliance with NFPA, company policy, insurance/underwriter requirements.
StormGeo Severe Weather Oversight – Maintain alerting systems, testing, communication chain readiness, and training.
Qualifications, Experience, And Skills
Bachelor’s degree in Fire Science, Emergency Management, Safety, Engineering, or related field.
Comparable Honda manufacturing and/or Emergency services leadership experience can compensate for minimal educational qualifications.
8+ years of Fire Prevention, Safety experience or equivalent Honda manufacturing experience.
Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Advanced EMT (AEMT), and Paramedic. EMR or Hazmat Technician.
Other certifications: Certified Safety Professional, Certified Industrial Hygienist, Occupational Hygiene and Safety Technicians (OHST), Safety Management Specialists (SMS), Construction Health and Safety Technician (CHST), and/or Advanced Safety Certificate program completion are preferred.
Job Dimensions
Decisions Expected
Working Conditions: Office/professional environment; regular use of computer, Microsoft Office applications, collaboration tools, and financial reporting systems.
Requires focus, confidentiality, and accuracy during monthly/quarterly close, year-end reporting, audits, accounting-standard implementation, and special-project deadlines; overtime during peak periods (especially quarter-close and year-end).
What Differentiates Honda and makes us an employer of choice?
Total Rewards:
Competitive Base Salary (pay will be based on several variables that include, but not limited to geographic location, work experience, etc.).
Regional Bonus (when applicable).
Manager Lease Car Program (No Cost - Car, Maintenance, and Insurance included).
Industry-leading Benefit Plans (Medical, Dental, Vision, Rx).
Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, shutdown.
Company Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability.
401K Plan with company match + additional contribution.
Relocation assistance (if eligible).
Career Growth Advancement Opportunities.
Career Mobility.
Education Reimbursement for Continued learning.
Training and Development Programs.
Additional Offerings:
Lifestyle Account.
Childcare Reimbursement Account.
Elder Care Support.
Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Repayment.
Wellbeing Program.
Community Service and Engagement Programs.
Product Programs.
Equal Opportunity Employer.